Security Pack

I just got an email, supposedly from "MS Security Section" about a "security pack" for Windows.. must have been a hoax since it had an attached "p407211.exe" file..

"Microsoft Customer

this is the latest version of security update, the

"August 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates

all known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer,

Outlook and Outlook Express as well as five newly

discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to protect your computer

from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow

an attacker to run executable on your system. This update includes

the functionality of all previously released patches.

System requirements Win 9x/Me/2000/NT/XP

This update applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later

Microsoft Outlook, version 8.00 and later

Microsoft Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later

Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the earliest opportunity.

How to install Run attached file. Click Yes on displayed dialog box.

How to use You don't need to do anything after installing this item.

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base articles

can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site.

For security-related information about Microsoft products, please

visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site, or Contact us.

Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an unmonitored

e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any replies.

Thank you for using Microsoft products.

With friendly greetings,

MS Security Section

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©2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The names of the actual companies

and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. "

don't think the copyright would only be for 2003..

I was just wondering how many other people got this.. did you?

nah.. of course I didn't run the .exe file ;)

#51930

probably a wormblast disguised as a patch

#51936

I had that email too. It was the Sobig F virus attached. Needless to say I didn't open it :P and Norton recognised it after an update.

#52149